Welcome to the Program

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Good Morning, Champions. In the interest of maintaining healthy sleep patterns, a day/night cycle is in effect. Your presence is expected in the cafeteria in exactly one hour.

[The voice comes through not a large speaker, but through the device that's attached to each Champion's arm. Further investigation of the features of the device will reveal a list of profiles, a mini-map, and a list of rules. The hallways are shiny white and silver, with running lights along the floor and lights on the ceiling, and at the junction of the hallways is a sign with a knife and fork icon and an arrow pointing down the hall.

Welcome to the Excellence Program, Champions. Time to get to know your teammates.]

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[decarded]

[Well, Angelica hadn't been looking. But she's very observant, and she hears that mutter, giving him a sidelong glance from where she stands a short distance away.]

It's nothing worth staring at.

[...Which sounds way ruder than what she actually means by that, but. Oh well.]

[kingshaming]

[If he was a vain man he'd be a little insulted. Instead: ]

I suppose it could be worse- it's not open chest at least.

[ I mean compared to Nohrian mages it's practically tasteful]

[decarded]

We could have nothing at all. [Not that nudity would bother her, either.]

...I do wonder what the purpose of this outfit is, though.

[kingshaming]

True. And while I would expect our captors to take my armor, I don't see what was wrong with my clothing under it.

[decarded]

Standardization? [She can only guess.] Still, that begs the question of why this outfit in particular was chosen.

[...]

I would have preferred something with more support.

[kingshaming]

It's the only reason I can see- make us all appear the same and demoralize us.

[He glances and turns pink, glancing away]

And yes... they are very unpractical.

[decarded]

Or maybe it's to control as many variables as possible. With the information available, I wouldn't assume any motivation yet.

[kingshaming]

Agreed. For now it's best not to pick at it too much, at least until we know more.

[decarded]

This outfit is the least of our concerns, anyway.

[kingshaming]

Yes. I'm much more interested in our captor's goals here- the array of people here make no sense that I can make out.

[decarded]

Perhaps not... But I believe some of the information listed here [she lifts her fettered wrist] is misleading. I would warn against taking it at face value.

[Not false, but... Her own title would give the wrong impression to many people, and therefore mask her capabilities. With that being the case, how can she trust the other profiles?]

[kingshaming]

True- if they know this much about us, then there is no reason to think they don't have the ability to fabricate information as well.

[decarded]

[She hums, the sound half-agreeing and half-thoughtful.]

And besides that, some of it may be technically correct but presented in such a way as to cause misunderstanding.

[kingshaming]

[After his conversation with Seth, he has a thought]

Misunderstandings that lead to mistrust. And here that could be deadly.

[decarded]

[She nods.]

Trust and mistrust alike are dangerous now.

[Almost like this whole scenario was constructed from the start to force their hands.]

[kingshaming]

If it plays like the rules state, then it is only a matter of time.

[decarded]

That would be a safe assumption.

[kingshaming]

...

[He's giving her a certain look- not distaste or fear, but certainly noting her. That she might be someone to watch]

Still, it's not wise to do anything rash.

[decarded]

[She can't fault him for that. After all, she feels the same toward everyone here.]

I agree. For what my word is worth, I'm not a rash person.

[kingshaming]

Good- things could easy come down on all of us if someone acted foolishly.